McCrory finds $10m for teacher raises

5:09 PM,
Sep. 4, 2013

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Republican Gov. Pat McCrory "found" $10 million to give 3,000 teachers a pay raise when they complete graduate degrees, his office said today.

The announcement comes after a month of protests across the state, including a gathering of more than 5,000 people in Asheville, over GOP-backed policies critics say are bad for the poor, minorities, women, the environment and schools.

Finding the money to compensate teachers who get advanced degrees is the right move, said Anna Austin, of the 900-member Buncombe County Association of Educators. ...